Design for Energy and the Environment

An examination of systematic techniques for the design of sustainable processes and products, this book covers reducing energy consumption, preventing pollution, developing new pathways for biofuels, and producing environmentally friendly and high-quality products. It discusses innovative design approaches and technological pathways that impact ene

Mahmoud M. El-Halwagi, Andreas A. Linninger- University of Illinois, Chicago, USA

The Emerald Forest-An Integrated Approach for Sustainable Community Development and Bio-derived Energy Generation; Dynamic Optimisation and Multi-Parametric Model Predictive Control of Hydrogen Desorption in Metal-Hydride Bed; Embedding Sustainability into Process Development: GlaxoSmithKline's Experiences; Green Process Design, Green Energy, and Sustainability: A Systems Analysis Perspective; Scope for the Application of Mathematical Programming Techniques in the Synthesis and Planning of Sustainable Processes; Rigorous Propagation of Imprecise Probabilities in Process Models; Are Mechanistic Cellulose-hydrolysis Models Reliable for Use in Biofuel Process Design?- Identifiability and Sensitivity Analysis; Future System Challenges in the Design of Renewable Bioenergy Systems and the Synthesis of Sustainable Biorefineries; Bioethanol Production System in Northern Italy: Supply Chain Design and Cost Optimisation; Discovery of Novel Routes for the Production of Fuels and Chemicals; Smart Process Manufacturing-A Vision of the Future; Toward Sustainability by Designing Networks of Technological-Ecological Systems; Advanced Co-Simulation for Computer-Aided Process Design and Optimization of Fossil Energy Systems with Carbon Capture; A MINLP-Based Revamp Strategy for Improving the Operational Flexibility of Water Networks; A Simultaneous Approach for Batch Water-allocation Network Design; Process Integration and System Analysis for Seawater Cooling in Industrial Facilities; Significance of Dead-state-based Thermodynamics in Designing a Sustainable Process; Analysis and Generation of Sustainable Alternatives: Continuous and Batch Processes Using Sustainpro Package; Process Synthesis Using Integrated Energy Networks; Optimal Synthesis of Compressor Networks; Developing Sustainable Processes for Natural Gas Utilization by Using Novel Process Synthesis Methods and Tools; Synthesis of Property-Based Recycle and Reuse Mass Exchange Networks; Point-Based Standard Optimization with Life Cycle Assessment for Process Design; Process Synthesis and Design of Sustainable Systems: A Case Study in Long-term Distant Space Exploration; Equilibrium-Staged Separation of CO2 and H2 Using Hydrate Formation and Dissociation; Optimal Design and Operation of a Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor for Water Polishing Featuring Minimum Utility Cost; Energy Integration of an IGCC Plant for Combined Hydrogen and Electricity Production-Methodology and Tools Integration; The Application of a Task Based Design Approach to Solution Crystallization; Solar Salt Harvest Planning; Development of a New Group Contribution Method for the Product Design of Biofuels; Developing Sustainable Chemical Processes to Utilize Waste Crude Glycerol from Biodiesel Production; Extraction of Biofuels and Biofeedstocks Using Ionic Liquids; The Influence of the Thermodynamic Model on the Energy Consumption Calculation in Bio-Ethanol Purification; Platform Using an Mcdm Method; Sustainability Metrics for Highly-Integrated Biofuel Production Facilities; Capacity Optimization of Dry Grind Bio-Ethanol Separation Process Using Aspen Plus Based Computer Simulations; Design and Control of Fermentation Processes with Gas Stripping of Product; A Hierarchical Approach to the Synthesis and Analysis of Integrated Biorefineries; Conceptual Design of a Commercial Production Facility with New Biofuel Technology and Fast-Track Approach: Challenges and Strategies; An Optimization Approach to Heat Integration with Incorporation of Solar Energy and Biofuels /...Part Contents.